Clinician as well as Public Health Specialist and Researcher

Location:

Kampala, Uganda

Salary:

100000

Posted:

May 12, 2025

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Cephas Kyesswa NTULUME

Kampala P.O. Box 2436, Kampala

*************@*****.***

+256***-******

Personal profile

Cephas is a modest, self-motivated, result-oriented and transparent team player, with good interpersonal communication and leadership skills.

Cephas has the ability to take up challenges, is a good team leader and deals with others professionally, and reliably, is always part of a solution in any given task and is always willing and yearning to learn more Career Objectives

Searching for challenging responsibilities to test, improve on skills and to learn more while maintaining high professional integrity and moral values and to attain the highest level of education and transfer the skills and training acquired to a high productive value. Areas of specialization

HIV/AIDS; Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights; Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health; Research

(Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis); TB; Malaria; Public Health Practice; Public-Private Partnerships; Clinical Practice and Private Health Care.

Work Experience

Programs Director

Plastic Surgery Foundation Uganda Limited - Kampala December 2016 to Present

Plot 609, Lubaga road Tel.+256********* Mobile: +256********* E-mail: ******************************@*****.***

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Coordinating the cleft surgery program of the foundation

• Updating smile train about the cases worked on

• Communications with our grant providers (Smile Train)

• Accountability, Learning and Reporting activities of the project work

• Writing of grant proposals

• Costing and budgeting of program activities

• Preparation, design and implementation of the program's activities

• Research activities of the foundation

• M&E activities of the project

• Supervision of foundation's staff.

• Representing the foundation in workshops and meetings

• Management functions and processes in the absence of the Executive Director. Accomplishment

• I have successfully coordinated and managed the program for free cleft surgeries under Plastic Surgery Foundation Uganda Limited sponsored by Smile Train.

• Over 650 cleft surgeries have been successfully performed for free since Jan 2017 on Ugandans.

• I manage a team of over 20 individuals

• Due to timely reporting and accountability, we are still receiving funding from Smile train Clinical Head

Sim's Medical Centre - Kampala

July 2006 to Present

Plot 609, Lubaga road Tel. +256********* Mobile: +256*********. E-mail: *****************@*****.**.**

Main tasks and responsibilities

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• HIV/AIDS and TB.

In- Charge of the ART clinic which is accredited by the MoH- Uganda as a provider of ART, TB and SMC services including prevention, care, treatment and management of HIV/AIDS and TB patients as stipulated by the MoH- Uganda with Infectious Disease Institute (IDI) as our Implementing partner with funding from PEPFAR.

• Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights

• Data Management and Research

• Coordination Roles

• Clinical Duties

• Management and supervisory

Accomplishments

1. In-charge ART clinic with an accumulated number of over 350 clients since 2005 reporting to the MoH- Uganda with Infectious Disease Institute (IDI) as the Implementing Partner and the activities funded by PEPFAR.

2. I manage a team of over 15members in day-to-day activities 3. Organising and running camps and outreaches for Sim’s Medical Centre including SRHR, SMC, and HCT camps at the facility

4. Successfully implemented Sim’s Medical Centre’s participation at the 6th UMA National Nutrition, Safety and Health Fair from 3rd to 5th July 2014 at UMA Show Grounds where Sim’s Medical Centre participated under USAID Private Health Support carrying out free Safe Male Circumcision and HIV testing services.

5. Successfully implemented a Hepatitis B vaccination program for Nkuluze staff (Buganda Kingdom). 6. Successfully implemented permanent Sim’s Medical Centre outreach program in Bukandula- Gomba District focusing on PLHA.

7. I was a member of the International AIDS Society from 2017 until my membership expired 8. Successfully managed and coordinated a detoxification program for youth and adolescents who are abusing substances at Sim’s Medical Centre.

Clinician in-Charge

Zaam Clinic and Maternity Centre - Kampala

February 2006 to October 2007

Katwe, Kayemba Road

Type of company and sector Health

Type of position Clinician in-Charge

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Diagnosis, treatment, counselling and management of out and in-patients

• Providing Sexual and Reproductive Health services

• Family planning including Insertion and removal of Implants and IUDs

• Screening, diagnosis and management of Sexually Transmitted Infections and their complications

• Diagnosis, management and referral of clients with Infertility

• Screening, diagnosis and referral of patients with Reproductive Health cancers

• Provision of Antenatal care services

• Management of pre and postmenopausal symptoms o Health Education

• Performing minor surgical procedures o Liaising with other clinic staff for proper management of patients Coordinating the cleft surgery program of the foundation VOLUNTEER-SHIP

Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) Member

Includovate- Innovate for Inclusion – Nairobi/ Australia May 2023 to Present

Email: ****@***********.***

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Reviewing research submissions with the purpose of safeguarding the interest, rights, dignity, and respect of human participants involved

• Ensuring that the participation in the research is voluntary

• Where appropriate, making recommendations on how the integrity of research activities can be improved

• Reviewing and approving proposed research, including participation in convened meeting as applicable

• Attending Review Board meetings and participating constructively in Review Board discussions 3 P a g e

• Providing competent and timely input into reviews

• Suspending or terminating approval of research that is not being conducted in accordance with the Review Board's requirements

• Maintaining the confidentiality of all information provided to the Review Board, all documents submitted to the Review Board and all Review Board discussions. Accomplishments

Participated in the review of 9 submissions so far I work with a team of members from different countries on the board Education

Doctorate of Philosophy in Public Health

Uganda Martyrs University - Nkozi

March 2021 to Present

Study: “Models of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) integration in health services for Adolescents Living with HIV in Central Uganda”

Master's degree in Public Health

Uganda Christian University - Mukono

December 2014 to December 2016

Thesis: “Determinants of Access to and Utilisation of ASRH services among secondary school students in Mityana District-Uganda”

Bachelor's degree in Demography and Reproductive Health Kyambogo College - Kampala

August 2010 to September 2013

Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Community Health

School of Clinical Officers- Mbale - Mbale

October 2002 to October 2005

Skills

• Hospital Experience

• Team Management

• Computer literacy

• Publication

• Presentation skills

• Data analysis skills

Languages

• English - Fluent

• Luganda – Fluent

Awards

December 2023

Inasp/Authoraid

Mastering Grant Proposal writing: Pathways to successful research funding 2023. Merit Certificate and course completion badge

September 2023

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Institute of Population and Reproductive Health, tci- The Challenge Institute

1. Adolescent and youth-friendly services

2. Out-of-facility service delivery assessment

3. Integration and expansion of service package assessment Certificates

May 2023

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Office of Human Research Protection (OHRP) e-learning Program 1. When Health and Human Services (HSS) Regulations Apply 2. What is Human Subjects Research?

3. What are Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)?

4. Independent Review of Research

5. Human Research Protection Training

Certificates

June 2021

Institute of Tropical Medicine -Antwerp (Belgium)

Short Course HIV and STI response 2021

Certificate with 5-credits

December 2020

Geneva Foundation for Medical education and Research Research Methodology and Research Protocol Development 2019 (On-line) Certificate

July 2019

KAYA, Humanitarian Leadership Academy and Humentum A MEAL DPro: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Certificate

April 2019

The Global Health Network, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, East African Consortium for Clinical Research and Worldwide Antimalarial Resistance Network. ICH Good Clinical Practice E6

Certificate

April 2019

Infectious Disease Institute- College of Health Sciences, Makerere University A training of trainers in HIV Viral load monitoring of antiretroviral therapies in resource-limited settings.

Certificate

September 2018

Global Health e-Learning Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and USAID. 1. What does not work in adolescent sexual and reproductive health: a review of evidence on interventions commonly accepted as best practices mini-course 2. M&E frameworks for HIV/AIDS programs

3. Economic evaluation basics

4. Promising programmatic approaches for adolescents and youth sexual and reproductive health

(AYSRH)

5. M&E Fundamentals

Certificates

August 2015

The Global Health Network, The Global Health Training Centre, Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Maternal Health Task Force, Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute. 1. Obstetric Fistula (e-learning course)

2. Maternal Infections

Certificates

March 2015

Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research, WHO Collaborating Center in Education and Research in Human Reproduction in Partnership with the Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO.

1. From Research to Practice, Training in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research May –November 2014 (Online).

2. Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (Online). Certificates

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May 2014

Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (WHO)/ University of Oxford/ Global Voices for Maternal Health

1. Evidence-based management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (Online) 2. Evidence-based management of Postpartum Haemorrhage (Online) Certificates

May 2012

Measure Evaluation PRH / USAID / University of Carolina / MSH / Tulane University Virtual Leadership Development Program (VLDP) for monitoring and evaluation teams of Family planning/Reproductive Health activities (Online).

Diploma

December 2009

Mildmay Uganda & Health Initiatives for the Private Sector (USAID-HIPS project. Management of Opportunistic Infections A Course for Doctors and Clinical Officers Certificates

January 2009

Mildmay Uganda & Health Initiatives for the Private Sector (USAID-HIPS project) The use of Antiretroviral Therapy in resource limited settings a course for Doctors and Clinical Officers Certificate

June 2005

School of Clinical Officers- Mbale / Mbale Regional Referrals Hospital 1. Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) 2. PMTCT/ARVs

Certificates

March 2005

School of Clinical Officers- Mbale / Ministry of Health / Uganda Blood Transfusion service Clinical Blood Transfusion

Certificate

December 2001

Kyambogo College School

A-level/ High School

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education

November 1999

St. Joseph’s S.S Naggalama

O-level

Uganda Certificate of Education

Publications

ASRH Among Secondary School Adolescents in Uganda: The Health Burden, Access and Utilisation of Services.

April 2017

Cephas Ntulume Kyesswa, Simon Sentumbwe: ASRH Among Secondary School Adolescents in Uganda: The Health Burden, Access and Utilisation of Services. Book Published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. ISBN 978-3-330-03762-5. (2017). Sexual Practices of HIV Positive Adolescents in Uganda: A Behavioural Epidemiological Analysis. June 2017

Cephas Ntulume Kyesswa: Sexual Practices of HIV Positive Adolescents in Uganda: A Behavioural Epidemiological Analysis. Book Published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, German. ISBN 978-3-330-02938-5. (2017).

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Risky Sexual Practices among Adolescents Living with HIV Accessing HIV and Aids Care Services at Health Facilities in The Central Region of Uganda January 2020

Kyesswa CN (2020) Risky Sexual Practices among Adolescents Living with HIV Accessing HIV and Aids Care Services at Health Facilities in The Central Region of Uganda. SciTech Infectious Diseases 2020. Mauritius Received: January 08, 2020; Accepted: January 10, 2020; Published: January 10, 2020 Risky Sexual Practices among Adolescents Living with HIV Accessing HIV and AIDS Care Services at Health Facilities in the Central Region of Uganda. April 2018

Ntulume CK (2018) Risky Sexual Practices among Adolescents Living with HIV Accessing HIV and AIDS Care Services at Health Facilities in the Central Region of Uganda. J Aids Hiv Infec 4(1): 104 (Journal of AIDS and HIV Infections Volume 4 Issue 1 ISSN: 2454-499X). DOI: 10.15744/2454-499X.4.104 Access to and Utilisation of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Services among Secondary School Students in Mityana district, Uganda.

May 2018

Ntulume C K (2018) Access to and Utilisation of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Services among Secondary School Students in Mityana district, Uganda. J Biomed Res Stud 1(1): 102. Additional Information

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

I have successively worked with teams of different specialisations and in supervisory roles wherever I have worked. All people that I have worked with are from different cultures and tribes with different norms, and roles that are attributed to their cultures and gender. I can proudly say that I have good communication skills including providing feedback and writing reports. ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS

Cephas is a Clinician as well as a Public Health Specialist having a rich Clinical experience of over18 years in HIV/AIDS, TB, Sexual and Reproductive Health, research and general health care. His research specialisation is in SRHR and HIV using either qualitative or quantitative or mixed methods designs. He is also the in charge of the ART clinic which reports to the MoH- Uganda with the Infectious Disease Institute

(IDI) as the Implementing Partner and the activities funded by PEPFAR. He has had several trainings in HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health including Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health Research. He has had two publications and two peer reviewed journal articles on SRHR and HIV as well as abstract presentations at international conferences in HIV/AIDS including the International AIDS Society conference (IAS 2017) for HIV Science in Paris and he had an abstract accepted for presentation at the European AIDS Clinical Society conference (EACS 2017) in Milan Italy and at the International Conference for AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA 2017) in Cote d’Ivoire. His last publication was on ASRH in schools in Uganda. He has so far co-authored four research papers in HIV

& TB and one was presented at EACS 2017 conference and the other three at ICASA 2017. He has also been organising and running camps and outreaches for Sim’s Medical Centre including SMC/HCT camps at the facility He successfully implemented Sim’s Medical Centre’s participation at the 6th UMA National Nutrition, Safety and Health Fair from 3rd to 5th July 2014 at UMA Show Grounds where Sim’s Medical Centre participated under USAID Private Health Support carrying out free Safe Male Circumcision and HIV testing services. He has also successfully implemented a Hepatitis B vaccination program for Nkuluze staff – Buganda Kingdom. He is currently at the implementation stage of a permanent Sim’s Medical Centre outreach program in Bukandula- Gomba District focusing of PLHA. He is also a member of the International AIDS Society. He is managing and coordinating a detoxification program for youth and adolescents who are abusing substances at Sim’s Medical Centre. He coordinates and manages programs of free cleft surgeries under Plastic Surgery Foundation Uganda Limited sponsored by Smile Train. He also manages the research activities of Plastic Surgery Foundation Uganda Limited and Sim’s Medical Centre. ABSTRACTS (ACCEPTED & PRESENTED)

1. Kyesswa CN (2020) Risky Sexual Practices among Adolescents Living with HIV Accessing HIV and Aids Care Services at Health Facilities in The Central Region of Uganda. SciTech Infectious Diseases 2020. Mauritius Received: January 08, 2020; Accepted: January 10, 2020; Published: January 10, 2020

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2. Cephas Ntulume Kyesswa: The high-risk sexual practices among adolescents accessing HIV &AIDS care services in the central region of Uganda. MOPE0653. Accepted, presented and published in the abstract book at the 9th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) in Paris France 23rd – 26th July 2017.

3. Cephas Ntulume Kyesswa: Disclosure and the related high-risk sexual practices among HIV positive adolescents attending Antiretroviral clinics in the Central region of Uganda. PE20/3. Accepted for Poster presentation and published in the abstract book at the 16th European AIDS Clinical Society conference (EACS 2017) in Milan Italy 25-27th October 2017. 4. Nicholas S. Kirirabwa, Derrick Kimuli, Cephas Kyesswa Ntulume, Simon Sentumbwe: High HIV prevalence among young presumptive tuberculosis patients in Kampala City, Uganda. A-919-0029- 00683. Accepted for Poster presentation and published in the abstract book at the 16th European AIDS Clinical Society conference (EACS 2017), Milan Italy 25-27th October 2017. 5. Cephas Ntulume Kyesswa: High-risk sexual behaviours among adolescents accessing HIV and AIDS care services in the central region of Uganda. TUPDC107. Accepted for Poster presentation and published in the abstract book at the 19th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa

(ICASA2017), Cote d’Ivoire 4-9th December 2017.

6. Nicholas S. Kirirabwa, Derrick Kimuli, Cephas Kyesswa. Ntulume, Simon Sentumbwe: High HIV prevalence among female presumptive tuberculosis patients in Kampala City, Uganda. TUPDC121. Accepted for poster presentation and published in the abstract book at the 19th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA2017), Cote d’Ivoire 4-9th December 2017. 7. Kimuli Derrick, Kibwika Brian, Kirirabwa Sebuliba Nicholas, Walusimbi Dennis, Ntulume Kyesswa Cephas, Anguyo Patrick, Sentumbwe Simon: HIV co-infected TB patients are more likely to get lost to follow-up during in Kampala city. TUPDC 106. Abstract accepted for Oral presentation and published in an abstract book at the 19th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa

(ICASA 2017), Cote d’Ivoire 4-9th December 2017.

8. Kimuli Derrick, Kirirabwa Sebuliba Nicholas, Sama Denis, Adakun Susan, Lukoye Deus, Ntulume Kyesswa Cephas, Walusimbi Dennis, Sentumbwe Simon: HIV doubles the risk of death of tuberculosis patients with other comorbidities: Findings from Mulago National Referral Hospital; TUPDC 150. Abstract accepted for Oral presentation and published in an abstract book at the 19th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA 2017), Cote d’Ivoire 4-9th December 2017.

OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Consultancy:

Design and writing a proposal for the re-opening of the Queen of Apostles Medical Centre Contractor: Apostles of Jesus Missionary Congregation Projects coordination office- Uganda Meetings, workshops and Conferences attended or facilitated

• The 6th Pan African Association of Cleft Lip and Palate (PAACLIP 2018) scientific conference and workshop from 25th to 27th March at the Nairobi Hospital Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.

• The end of project dissemination meeting for the HIV Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control

(QC) project by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) on 22nd March 2018 at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala.

• External Quality Assurance (EQA) Stakeholders meeting Thursday 10th, August 2017 at Jinja Nile Resort Hotel, Bujagali road. Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI).

• Main facilitator Sensitization workshop on Hepatitis B for Nkuluze/ Royal Treasury staff (Buganda Kingdom) in Banda, Kireka and Bamunanika Palaces and Head office. 8th – 9th August 2017.

• 9th International AIDS Society Conference (IAS 2017) on HIV Science, Paris France 23rd -26th July 2017.

• 90-90-90 Targets workshop July 22nd-23rd, 2017. Paris. Sponsored by IAPAC, UNAIDS, GNP+, IAS

• Uganda Private Health Sector Assessment Dissemination and Launch meeting February 8th, 2017- Serena Hotel. USAID/Uganda Private Health Support Program, Ministry of Health Uganda, Global Financing Facility and World Bank Group.

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• Main facilitator for the Workshop on health-related issues for Nkuluze/Royal treasury staff

(Buganda Kingdom) November 12th, 2013.

Referees

1. Dr. Simon Sentumbwe

Medical Director/WHO Consultant

Sim’s Medical Centre

Mob: +256*********

Email: **********@*****.**.**

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2. Dr. Sabrina Bakeera Kitaka

Paediatric and Adolescent specialist